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What Are The Foods To Be Avoided When Diagnosed With Hypothyroidism?
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Fri, 19 Jun 2015
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Question : I have hypothyroid disorder and been on medication for last 6 years. Want to know if there are certain foods I should be strictly avoiding.
Brief Answer:
Depends on the cause of hypothyroidism
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,
Welcome to HCM. I have gone through the question and understand your concerns.
The need for dietary modifications depends on the cause of hypothyroidism. Two common causes are:
1. Hashimoto's or auto immune - in which thyroid gland function is already damaged by anti thyroid antibodies. Here no diet modification is needed
2. Iodine deficiency - Here thyroid is normal, but hormone production is less due to less iodine.
This condition can be improved by taking more iodised salt, sea foods, milk etc and avoiding goitrogens like cabbage, cauliflower and tapioca.
Both these conditions can be identified by doing anti TPO antibodies ( blood tests) and ultrasound thyroid. Both these tests will be abnormal in Hashimoto's and normal in iodine deficiency.
Hope I have answered your questions. If you have any further queries I will be happy to help you
Regards,
Dr Ajish TP [MD,DM]
Consultant Endocrinologist
Depends on the cause of hypothyroidism
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,
Welcome to HCM. I have gone through the question and understand your concerns.
The need for dietary modifications depends on the cause of hypothyroidism. Two common causes are:
1. Hashimoto's or auto immune - in which thyroid gland function is already damaged by anti thyroid antibodies. Here no diet modification is needed
2. Iodine deficiency - Here thyroid is normal, but hormone production is less due to less iodine.
This condition can be improved by taking more iodised salt, sea foods, milk etc and avoiding goitrogens like cabbage, cauliflower and tapioca.
Both these conditions can be identified by doing anti TPO antibodies ( blood tests) and ultrasound thyroid. Both these tests will be abnormal in Hashimoto's and normal in iodine deficiency.
Hope I have answered your questions. If you have any further queries I will be happy to help you
Regards,
Dr Ajish TP [MD,DM]
Consultant Endocrinologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi Dr. Ajish,
Thank you for your response.
I wanted to know if anti TPO antibodies ( blood tests) is different from the usual T3, T4 and TSH tests that I do to check my thyroid levels?
Thanks,
XXXX
Thank you for your response.
I wanted to know if anti TPO antibodies ( blood tests) is different from the usual T3, T4 and TSH tests that I do to check my thyroid levels?
Thanks,
XXXX
Brief Answer:
It is a different blood test
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
This is a blood test to look for anti thyroid antibodies in blood. This is different from thyroid function test. You can order the test as anti TPO antibodies or anti microsomal antibodies.
Hope I have answered your questions. If you have any further queries I will be happy to help you
Regards,
Dr Ajish TP [MD,DM]
Consultant Endocrinologist
It is a different blood test
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back.
This is a blood test to look for anti thyroid antibodies in blood. This is different from thyroid function test. You can order the test as anti TPO antibodies or anti microsomal antibodies.
Hope I have answered your questions. If you have any further queries I will be happy to help you
Regards,
Dr Ajish TP [MD,DM]
Consultant Endocrinologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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